Blanco BLANCO CHAMBER of COMMERCE LAVENDER PAGES & MEMBER DIRECTORY 2009 ACCOUNTANTS OLD OAKS RANCH Olinick Construction 601 Old Oaks Ranch Rd
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Blanco Lavender Days June 2009 Inside: Lavender Farms’ Showcase Weekends Blanco Lavender Festival Schedule of Events Area Attractions www.blancolavenderdays.com Uptown Blanco Arts and Entertainment On The Square In Blanco. Restaurant Courtyard Art Center The Restaurant has a beautifully designed The Courtyard is the perfect place for The Art Center offers Texas Hill Country interior that is as enjoyable as its culinary large, private parties, weddings and residents a variety of fine art and craft menu. Uptown Blanco Restaurant is corporate events. It is complete with all instruction including drawing, painting, open Thursday thru Sunday for Lunch the necessary amenities such as a kitchen, sculpture, ceramics, etc. The Art Center and Dinner. Chef Robert creates exciting handicap accessible restrooms and even also offers fine art workshops with culinary specials using many of the local a large gazebo to insure that your event nationally acclaimed artists and summer ingredients found throughout the Hill will be a complete and memorable art camps for children. Visit the website Country including cheeses, olive oil, success. Contact Cathy Yerby at 830-833- for special events like the recent lecture produce and meats. Our private dining 0738 to discuss your possibilities. and book signing by renowned author, room is available for any private, festive poet and musician Peter Beagle. For a or intimate gathering. For reservations complete schedule or a class catalogue call 830-833-0738. please call 830-833-2514. 317 Main Street - Blanco, TX restaurant courtyard art center www.UptownBlanco.com ON THE SQUARE IN BLANCO Lavender Festival Magazine 2009.indd 1 4/7/2009 3:08:07 PM The Boyhood Home The Texas White House Johnson City LBJ Ranch All the World is Welcome Here 830-868-7128 www.nps.gov/lyjo Blanco Lavender Days presented by the Blanco Chamber of Commerce Welcome to Blanco – the Lavender Capital of Texas® ............... 3 WEEKEND SHOWCASE FARMS 1st Weekend - June 5-7 Blanco River Lavender Company ......................... 4 Texas Lavender Hills Farm & Market ................ 5 3rd Weekend - June 19-21 Heron’s Nest Herb Farm ....................................... 6 Wimberley Lavender Farm .................................. 7 4th Weekend - June 26-28 Hill Country Lavender ......................................... 8 Miller Creek Lavender ........................................ 9 5th Annual Blanco Lavender Festival .................. 10-14 Other Things to Do in Blanco in June – Art Show ............................................................. 15 Street Dance ........................................................ 15 Lavender Queen Tour ........................................ 16 Blanco State Park 75th Anniversary .................. 17 Cover Photo by A. Dill Cover Photo by Calendar of Events ............................... 4 -9, 12-13 Other things to Do in the Blanco Area Cooking Classes at Onion Creek Kitchens ......... 18 Tours of LBJ Ranch & Boyhood Home ............. 21 Photo by T. Brieger T. Photo by 10 Reasons to Come Back to Blanco ............. 22-23 Excerpts from “The Local Flavor of Lavender” Cookbook ...... 19 Blanco Lavender Days Event Chairs Julie Demaree Dill – Co-Chair / Debbie Homeier – Co-Chair Ralph deLeon – Music Jennifer Oines & Jan Brieger – Arts & Crafts Vendors Alan Cooper – Surveys Jennifer Oines – GO TEXAN and Food Vendors Pat Caufield & John Stults – Finance Marcy Westcott – Wine & Beer Tent Kelly Carper Polden – Copy Writer Tasha Brieger – Farms Deborah Kasbeer – Copy Editor Connie Barron – Volunteers Tasha Brieger – Graphic Designer Jimmy & Suzette Connell – Soda & Water Booth Genie Strickland – Speaker’s Pavilion and thank you to our countless other volunteers! Save the dates for the... Blanco Lavender Festival Every 2nd weekend in June June 12 - 14 2009; June 11 - 13 2010; June 10 - 12 2011 www.blancolavenderfestival.com i went to all the farms... www.blancoriverlavenderco.com www.heronsnestherbfarm.com www.hillcountrylavender.com www.millercreeklavender.com www.texaslavenderhills.com www.wimberleylavender.com visit blanco lavender capital of texas® Go to all the farms during the month of June and receive a free gift * from the blanco chamber of commerce 312 Pecan Street, Blanco, Texas 78606 . 830.833.5101 get all six farms to stamp here and bring this to the chamber office for your free gift Blanco River Lavender Co. Heron’s Nest Herb Farm Hill Country Lavender Miller Creek Lavender Texas Lavender Hills Wimberley Lavender Farm *one per family, and while supplies last Welcome to Blanco, the Lavender Capital of Texas®! As Executive Director of the Blanco Chamber of Commerce, I hear so many comments about the special and unique character of Blanco. I believe it is a combination of the friendliness of the people, the simple charm of the town square, the repose of the Blanco River, the beauty of the rugged Hill Country and area ranches, and the lure of lavender. All this, combined with a community rich in history and accepting of diversity makes Blanco a won- derful place to live and work. It is what captivates the hearts and curiosity of all who pass through our community. In any community there is a local “flavor” that makes it special, memo- rable, and leaves one wanting more. Blanco is no exception. Named the Lav- ender Capital of Texas® on August 1, 2006, the Blanco community welcomed a new element -- lavender -- to add to its beauty, history and character. Romantic and rugged, relaxing and intriguing, healing and flavorful – these characteristics of lavender also define Blanco. Lavender’s simple beauty reminds us of who we are today and what originally attracted settlers to this area. As one approaches the crest of the Blanco Valley and takes in the re- gion’s beauty, the feeling of being home fills the heart and soul, much like the beauty and scent of lavender that intrigues the senses and relaxes the body. This year we present Blanco Lavender Days, our new month-long celebra- tion of lavender. Each weekend in June, two of our six growers host special events at their farms. The exception is the 2nd weekend in June when we “paint the town purple” during our 5th Annual Blanco Lavender Festival. Along with the residents, Chamber members, and business owners of Blanco, I welcome you to share in the month-long lavender experience, in- cluding Blanco Lavender Days and Blanco Lavender Festival. Explore, enjoy, relax, and rejuvenate in the romantic lure of lavender provided by local grow- ers and in the friendly spirit and small-town goodness of Blanco! Welcome, Photos by A. Dill Photos by Julie Demaree Dill 830.833.5101 / www.blancochamber.com The GO TEXAN Rural Community Program creates a single rallying call for rural Texas, educating the public about all that rural Texas has to offer and encouraging rural communities to share and promote successful ideas. For more information about this Texas Department of Agriculture initiative, call (877) 99GO-TEX or visit www.gotexan.org. Building a Visual Concept for Your Business PRINTING & DESIGNING FLYERS, PROGRAMS, BROCHURES, RACK CARDS, POSTERS, STATIONERY, BOOKS & MORE Proud printer for the Blanco Lavender Days Magazine, Rack Cards and Posters �������������� Austin: 512-913-9840 ��� [email protected] Bandera: 830-796-3020 • [email protected] www.ocean-graphics.com Farm Hours Blanco River Lavender Company June 5th - 28th www.blancoriverlavenderco.com -- 830.833.4494 Friday 10 - 4 Saturday 9 - 5 Farm welcomes visitors to its Texas Century Ranch Sunday 1 -5 The Blanco River Lavender Company Or by appointment has been growing its 3,000 lavender plants since April 2005, but the family’s farming Showcase Weekend and ranching roots are more than 100 years June 5-7 deep in the Central Texas soil. Designated Friday 10-4 as a “Texas Century Ranch” by the Texas Saturday 9-10 Agriculture Commissioner and registered Sunday 9-6 in the “Texas Family Land Heritage Pro- gram,” owners Stephen and Kennie Smith Friday are proud to welcome visitors to the Blanco 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. River Lavender farm that has been in contin- Enjoy the Farm. uous operation for more than a century by Saturday Morning the same family. Fee: $25. Register by May 15. After retiring in 2003 from Texas Utili- 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ties in Dallas, Stephen returned to his family Rainwater System – See the home southwest of Blanco. He and Kennie 17,500-gallon rainwater system. attended a local lavender seminar and decid- 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. ed to plant the first 1,000 lavender sprigs on “Enjoy a continental breakfast their land. The property has been in agricul- beneath the oaks.” tural production since 1872, when Stephen’s 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. great-grandparents arrived by covered wagon Craft Class– Make your own from the Midwest. As Stephen describes it, lavender bubblebath and “be- the farm has been used to raise cotton, oats, dazzle” the bottle with stones. alfalfa, sheep and cattle, and now lavender. 11:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. In addition to being a Texas Century Ranch, Blanco River Lavender features historical dinosaur Lavender Field Tour – Walk tracks on the property. and discuss growing lavender. During each festival, volunteers play a distinctive role at Blanco River Lavender Company, help- 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ing to welcome guests, answer questions, and give tours. Enjoy the Farm. Open to all. Stephen and Kennie both agree, “We look forward to opening our farm to visitors again this Saturday Evening year. Everyone is welcome to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the beauty of our farm under the Fee: $25. Register by May 30. shade of the old, Live Oak trees. We’ll have lavender products for sale as well as refreshing iced 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. - “Stars Over lavender tea available for purchase.” Lavender” – Complimentary wine Blanco River Lavender products include lotions, bubble bath, oil, soaps, sachets, neck rolls, eye & cheese. View stars & planets pillows, and tins of lavender tea. For more information on volunteer opportunities, products, and through an 8-in.